Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The survey is structured to determine the relative importance of competing objectives, how the importance has changed over time and why; the degree to which certain external factors (resource shortages, cost inflation, etc.) I suspect that inventory shortages would have been the highest ranked factor if we conducted our survey a year ago.
Freightos
JANUARY 15, 2024
For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. This optimism is buoyed by the fact that 55% of importers have their inventories in check, anticipating a stronger freight demand in the coming year.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 18, 2023
Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. Labor has effectively become a scarce resource. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Chad Collins, CEO of Körber Supply Chain Software.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 26, 2023
Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. The algorithms generate recommendations on optimal ways to rebalance inventory based on cost and service level impacts. This visibility is key to both the root cause analysis and the inventory rebalancing.
The Network Effect
JUNE 12, 2015
Inventory distortion costs retailers nearly $158 for every man, woman, and child on the planet. Billion a year is the cost of Inventory distortion in North America, an amount equivalent to the annual revenues of Kroger, Home Depot, and Target combined. The Asia/Pacific region contributes 39% of all inventory distortion.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 21, 2020
What does best-in-class forecasting and inventory management look like? Now in its ninth year, E2open’s 2019 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study is the most consistent, comprehensive and useful study of its kind.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 26, 2015
The merged company will be the third largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth in the world. The goal is to drive organic growth in North American and global expansion by combining Kraft’s brands with Heinz’s international platform. Human Resource Churn. Let’s start with the facts.
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